Best PlacesParkland, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Parkland, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Parkland ranks 183rd of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Parkland
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Parkland's strengths and weaknesses
Where Parkland ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of cities
- Household income$204,005 median, better than 99% of cities
- Local economyBetter than 98% of cities
- Educational attainmentBetter than 97% of cities
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of cities
Where Parkland ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of cities
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than only 11% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Parkland
A household needs to earn about $270,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Parkland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $204,005, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Parkland's effective rate of 1.07%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Parkland
Parkland runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Parkland.
Who works in Parkland, and how
Work in Parkland centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 68%
- Work from home 29%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Parkland
Parkland has more parkland per resident than 84% of cities. The coast is about 19 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Parkland and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Parkland, month by month
Parkland sees roughly 84 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 79, with lows near 59. The comfortable stretch runs November through March.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 79° | 68° | 59° |
| April | 86° | 77° | 69° |
| July | 92° | 84° | 77° |
| October | 88° | 80° | 73° |
Flying in and out of Parkland
The nearest airport, Fort Lauderdale Exec, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International, about 18 miles away.
The best schools in and around Parkland
Schools across Parkland average an A, better than 93% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Heron Heights Elementary SchoolA+ · 72% proficient
- Riverglades Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Park Trails Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
Top middle schools
- Westglades Middle SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- Loggers' Run Community Middle SchoolA · 66% proficient
- Coral Springs Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- West Boca Raton High SchoolA · 69% proficient
- Marjory Stoneman Douglas High SchoolA− · 63% proficient
- Coral Springs High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Parkland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Parkland measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Parkland against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Parkland suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 99% of cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 29% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Parkland
Is Parkland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Parkland ranks 183rd of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on what local pay buys, high incomes, and a strong job market, and lowest on disaster risk and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Parkland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $994,999. The overall cost of living runs about 14% above the national average. Set against a $204,005 median income, cost of living beats 99% of cities.
Is Parkland safe?
Yes, Parkland is safer than 70% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $165 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Parkland?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 79 with lows near 59. That works out to about 84 pleasant days a year, more than 49% of cities.
Is Parkland good for families?
Schools beat 93% of cities, crime safety beats 70%, and childcare runs $969 a month.
Compare Parkland with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Parkland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Parkland represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Parkland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Parkland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Parkland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Parkland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Parkland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Parkland detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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